by our College Data Analytics TeamComputer Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at San Jose State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in CE, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
With a software engineering degree, you'll learn the fundamental concepts and principles – a systematic approach used to develop software on time, on budget and within specifications – throughout your online college classes at SNHU.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at San Jose State was ranked #49 on College Factual's Best Schools for CE list. It is also ranked #9 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for San Jose State.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $2,110 | $2,110 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,986 | $16,986 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about San Jose State tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at San Jose State in CE walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 19% lower than the national average of $25,424.
CE who receive their bachelor’s degree from San Jose State make an average of $87,420 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $67,013.
Online degrees for the San Jose State CE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the San Jose State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 15.9% of the CE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 15.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in CE at San Jose State in 2019-2020, 61.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 129 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 39 |
| International Students | 59 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Computer Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Computer Engineering | 146 |
| Software Engineering | 130 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 82 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 66 |
| Chemical Engineering | 50 |
| Civil Engineering | 138 |
| Electrical Engineering | 96 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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